#96 MERRITTS [i cant believe this didnt make the list sooner]!

home of the scones.
and gnarly biker dudes.
and chicks that look like biker dudes.

i cant believe merritts is just now getting on the chart.
i know ive mentioned it before but it DEFINITELY deserves its own post.
heck, that places helped raise me!

i remember my sister hanging out there every weekened in high school and thinking 'man i cant wait till im in high school and can hang out there!'
she had so many crazy stories.
she came home late.
and she reeked of cigarette smoke!
and yet merritts was like a...cant think of the word but something i coveted and wished i could go to!

probably 3 out of 4 saturday nights my high school friends and i could be found crammed in a booth in the back of merritts eating cinnamon and sugar dutch babies at 11:57pm.

but dont think it stopped there, oh no.
merritts way outlived my high school expectations.
suddenly all my college friends loved it as well.
and so the tadition lives on.
every time i go home,
all my friend reunions begin at merritts.
1:15am: "youre in town? SWEET! lets go to merritts!"
and we always do.

thank you merritts for being part of my wholesome upbringing.

for keeping me out late and out of trouble.

#95 sundays.

i mean like the first day of the week kind, not the ice cream kind.
though i do love the ice cream kind as well.
i love sundays for 3 reasons.
A- its the first day i get to sleep in!
i dont actually even have to get out of bed until noon if i wish.
and most days i do sleep until then.
[waking up at 6:15 is kicking my trash!]
2- i love going to church.
i really love my new ward and thats helpes a ton.
but its so fun.
ok ill admit relief society is still a struggle for me and luckily with this new year theyve changed things up a bit so now rs is first so if im suuuuuuper tired i could technicaly still sleep in an hour and not feel bad.
but i havent done that yet!
and D- i love ward prayer!
its always a bunch of fun people, good treats, good thoughts.
i love it, i just love it.
last sunday at ward prayer i met this kid and he had some balance bracelet?
or something?
and it was nuts.
i didnt believe in it so he showed me.
first he made me stand on 1 leg with my arms out.
then he pushed down on one of my arms and it naturally made me tip over!
then he put this bracelet on one arm and did the same thing.
this time when he puhed down on my arm all that happened was my arm went down!
it was crazy!
he did another test too but i already forgot what that one was!

enjoying dessert.

testing the bracelet.

#94 finding brad.

if you dont know what this is, im sorry.
you all do it.
and you know you feel SO much better afterward!